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ligate

[ lahy-geyt ]

verb (used with object)

, li·gat·ed, li·gat·ing.
  1. to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).


ligate

/ ˈlɪɡətɪv; ˈlaɪɡeɪt /

verb

  1. tr to tie up or constrict (something) with a ligature
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • liˈgation, noun
  • ligative, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ligate1

1590–1600; < Latin ligātus (past participle of ligāre to tie, bind); -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ligate1

C16: from Latin ligātus, from ligāre to bind
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Example Sentences

If the bleeding cannot otherwise be arrested it may be necessary to ligate the external carotid artery.

If profuse hæmorrhage occurs it may be necessary to ligate the main artery lower in the neck.

Medical authorities tell him to do coeliotomy at once, ligate the uterine and ovarian arteries, and remove the foetus.

Among the Islanders they sometimes ligate the prepuce so that it drops off.

I know there are professors in this country who "ligate" arteries.

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